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WLBZ: Commission releases findings on college affordability

Posted: December 11, 2014

Read more here. PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- In Maine, the average college student will graduate with roughly $29,000 in student debt, an amount...

Radio Address: Millett says we must do more to make college affordable to Mainers

Posted: November 19, 2014

  Good Morning. This is State Senator Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth. As a mother of two teenagers, I can tell you that there are many...

COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY COMMISSION RECOMMENDS AN INCREASE IN MAINE STATE GRANT PROGRAM

Posted: November 18, 2014

Commission finalizes recommendations to be submitted to 127th Legislature’s Education Committee   AUGUSTA — The Commission to Study College...

PPH: Panel offers findings on making college affordable

Posted: October 27, 2014

A special state commission calls for more funding through the needs-based Maine State Grant program. By Noel Gallagher. You can read more here. A...

EDUCATION PANEL REJECTS DENCH’S NOMINATION FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM

Posted: September 29, 2014

Lawmakers Confirm 21 of LePage’s 22 Nominees For Appointments AUGUSTA -- The State Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on...

SENATOR MILLETT FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Posted: September 26, 2014

AUGUSTA – Democratic Senator Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth co-hosted two community school forums at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor...

BDN:Lawmaker pushes for more partnerships between Maine schools, community organizations

Posted: September 24, 2014

Read more here. BANGOR, Maine — Nearly 70 percent of all children under age 6 in Maine live in households where both parents work, Rita Furlow of...

BDN: New law aimed at expanding access to pre-K programs in effect Aug. 1

Posted: August 05, 2014

Read more here. AUGUSTA, Maine — A new law that expands access to pre-K programs in Maine’s public schools beginning in 2015-16 went into effect...

PRE-K LAW TAKES EFFECT

Posted: July 29, 2014

New law will provide start-up funding for school districts to offer pre-K programs   AUGUSTA---A new law that expands access to...

MPBN: Maine School Funding Commission Starts Work

Posted: July 28, 2014

By Mal Leary Read more here A state commission to study ways to implement recommendations on improving the way the state pays for elementary and...